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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$36,646 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,663 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You

Biomedical Engineering is the #74 most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for bio engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the bio engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Schools

$9,670 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for biomedical engineering students. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

KGI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 a year.

Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University

The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biomedical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $20,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $490.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 5% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at CSULB take out is $20,166.

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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $20,016 per year.

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSD are $44,454 a year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at UCSD take out is $17,937.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 15% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for biomedical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year. While working on their degree, bio engineering majors at UCLA accumulate an average of around $19,083 in student debt.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,744
Washington 141
Oregon 83
Nevada 26
Hawaii 0

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One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Bio Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UC Davis College of Engineering.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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